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Item specifics
- Condition
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults, Young Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- Novel
- Era
- 2020s
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9781982154097
- Book Title
- Corruptible : Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Political Science, Psychology, Business & Economics, History
- Topic
- Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Social History, Psychopathology / General, American Government / General
- Item Weight
- 18 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1982154098
ISBN-13
9781982154097
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13050410585
Product Key Features
Book Title
Corruptible : Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Social History, Psychopathology / General, American Government / General
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Political Science, Psychology, Business & Economics, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2021-014213
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"RICH INSIGHTS AND FASCINATING OBSERVATIONS... [Shines] a light on recent efforets to ensure that the corrupt don't get power, and te incorruptible do." --Richard Stengel, former managing editor of Time magazine and author of Information Wars, "RICH INSIGHTS AND FASCINATING OBSERVATIONS... Shines a light on recent efforts to ensure that the corrupt don't get power, and the incorruptible do." --Richard Stengel, former managing editor of Time magazine and author of Information Wars, "ILLUMINATING ...reveals why some people and systems are more likely to be corrupted by power than others." --Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again, "A GPS SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATIONG A WORLD INCREASINGLY FULL OF ILLIBERAL DEMOCRACIES, MODERNIZED DICTATORSHIPS, AND POPULISTS WHO CARE ONLY FOR POWER... The power-hungry don't ask why, they only ask why not." --Garry Kasparov, Chairman of both the Renew Democracy Initiative and the Human Rights Foundation, and, formerly, world chess champion, "A BRILLIANT EXPLORATION... This book builds Brian Klaas' reputation, offering an essential guide through our world of democratic decay, corruption, and cronyism." --Dan Snow, bestselling author of On This Day in History, "A MAGNICENT BOOK THAT IS AS RIVETING AS A CRIME STORY... Klaas merges insights from evolutionary science, a wealth of recent social psychology research, and personal interviews with the powerful (and corrupt)." --Peter Turchin, author of Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth, "THE FREAKONOMICS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE... With revelations that reach from global politics to how your company is managed, this is a perceptive and, above all, entertaining read." --Max Boot, Washington Post columnist and senior fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations, "ENGROSSING, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, AND FUNNY... an importnant exploration of how ordinary people can keep leadership out of the hands of monsters." --Heather Cox Richardson, author of How the South Won the Civil War and the newsletter "Letters from an American", "A NEW, INSIGHTFUL, AND SEDITIOUS ROADMAP TO THE PRIMAL URGE TO DOMINATE... Dangerous as a drug addiction, power changes both those who have it and those who just want a quick fix." --Richard Engel, Chief Foreign Correspondent of NBC News, "AN EXTRAORDINARY INTERROGATION OF THE WORKINGS OF POWER... A critical book for these troubling times. A must read!" --Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Rpinceton University, "A MAGNIFICENT BOOK THAT IS AS RIVETING AS A CRIME STORY... Klaas merges insights from evolutionary science, a wealth of recent social psychology research, and personal interviews with the powerful (and corrupt)." --Peter Turchin, author of Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth
Dewey Decimal
303.34
Synopsis
A provocative and revelatory look at what power is, who gets it, and what happens when they do, based on over 500 interviews with those who (for a while, at least) have had the upper hand--from the creator of the Power Corrupts podcast and Washington Post columnist Brian Klaas. Does power corrupt, or are corrupt people drawn to power? Are entrepreneurs who embezzle and cops who kill the result of poorly designed systems or are they just bad people? Are tyrants made or born? If you were suddenly thrust into a position of power, would you be able to resist the temptation to line your pockets or seek revenge against your enemies? To answer these questions, Corruptible draws on over 500 interviews with some of the world's top leaders--from the noblest to the dirtiest--including presidents and philanthropists as well as rebels, cultists, and dictators. Some of the fascinating insights include: how facial appearance determines who we pick as leaders, why narcissists make more money, why some people don't want power at all and others are drawn to it out of a psychopathic impulse, and why being the "beta" (second in command) may actually be the optimal place for health and well-being. Corruptible also features a wealth of counterintuitive examples from history and social science: you'll meet the worst bioterrorist in American history, hit the slopes with a ski instructor who once ruled Iraq, and learn why the inability of chimpanzees to play baseball is central to the development of human hierarchies. Based on deep, unprecedented research from around the world, Corruptible will challenge your most basic assumptions about becoming a leader and what might happen to your head when you get there. It also provides a roadmap to avoiding classic temptations, suggesting a series of reforms that would facilitate better people finding a path to power--and ensuring that power purifies rather than corrupts., An "absorbing, provocative, and far-reaching" ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review) look at what power is, who gets it, and what happens when they do, based on over 500 interviews with those who (temporarily, at least) have had the upper hand--from the creator of the Power Corrupts podcast and Washington Post columnist Brian Klaas. Does power corrupt, or are corrupt people drawn to power? Are tyrants made or born? Are entrepreneurs who embezzle and cops who kill the result of poorly designed systems or are they just bad people? If you were suddenly thrust into a position of power, would you be able to resist the temptation to line your pockets or seek revenge against your enemies? To answer these questions, Corruptible draws on over 500 interviews with some of the world's top leaders--from the noblest to the dirtiest--including presidents and philanthropists as well as rebels, cultists, and dictators. Some of the fascinating insights include: how facial appearance determines who we pick as leaders, why narcissists make more money, why some people don't want power at all and others are drawn to it out of a psychopathic impulse, and why being the "beta" (second in command) may actually be the optimal place for health and well-being. Corruptible also features a wealth of counterintuitive examples from history and social science: you'll meet the worst bioterrorist in American history, hit the slopes with a ski instructor who once ruled Iraq, and learn why the inability of chimpanzees to play baseball is central to the development of human hierarchies. Based on deep, unprecedented research from around the world, and filled with "unexpected insights...the most important lesson of Corruptible is that when psychopaths inadvertently reveal their true selves, the institutions that they plague must take action that is swift, brutal, and merciless" ( Business Insider ).
LC Classification Number
HN49.P6.K57 2021
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